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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Culture in the space of career choices; How cultural occupations became attractive; Training and the genesis of vocations; 2 Who wants to be a cultural manager?; A largely feminine vocation; Higher social backgrounds; Educated applicants; Well-rounded applicants; The space of applicants; 3 The meanings of a career choice; Leaving doors open; A third way between art and teaching; The social rationales of a career choice; 4 Intermediate dispositions and adjustment strategies. Between cultural legitimism and eclecticismReinventing the artist's life; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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'Every year, thousands of talented young people aspire to careers in the arts. Vincent Dubois's brilliant sociological analysis of French careers in cultural management reveals the challenges - and often disappointments - which lie in their way. This book will be essential reading across the globe for those interested in how career patterns in the cultural sector are changing'. - Pr. Mike Savage, Head of Sociology Department and Chair, London School of Economics'Many have wondered: what is arts management? Few answers truly satisfy. Vincent Dubois poses a set of fresh questions and manages to answer this and far more in his well-researched, highly readable volume. It should be required reading in our field.' - Pr. Constance DeVereaux, Director, LEAP Institute for the Arts, Colorado State University, USA'Culture as a Vocation focuses on the social space of cultural managers, who play a crucial role in the contemporary cultural world. Superbly researched in a bourdieusian framework, this book provides an insightful view on this occupational universe. Thanks to the nuanced analysis of this strategic case, he sheds light on the changing social settings of culture in contemporary societies.' - Arturo Rodriguez Morato, Professor of Sociology, University of Barcelona, Spain.'This persuasive and challenging analysis of changing realities in cultural professions, offers insightful understanding of the aspirations and motivations of professionals engaged in arts and culture. Dubois's book is a must read for all those involved in education and training of cultural professionals, whether in academia or in centres for lifelong learning.' - Professor Milena Dragicevic Sesic, UNESCO Chair in cultural policy and management, University of Arts, Belgrade'Serious researches on management in the cultural field are rare and still rarer are conceptually sophisticated ones. With his usual mastery Vincent Dubois manages to match in this unique book the seriousness of a solid empirical study on would-be cultural managers with the imaginative insightfulness of the best social theory to provide a must reference for future research and a valuable reading for aspiring as well as practicing professionals in the culture sector.' - Marco Santoro, Professor of Sociology, Universita di Bologna, ItalyRead more...